Borgo dei Cappuccini Livorno Italy
A street behind the port area. That shadow up the wall of the building and trying to get the feeling of bright light beyond and darker shadows in the foreground. That cyclist had better watch out - going up a no-entry street!
Dartmouth, Devon, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I'm doing a lot of pre-wetting the paper at the moment, to get a soft glow to light in the sky and the reflection in water. So here I applied to a scene I have done a few times before - the inner harbour in Dartmouth, Devon. I don't normally do a red sky, but went for a bit of atmosphere in this one and keeping it loose.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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St Foy la Grande, France, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I went a bit looser on this one - especially at the bottom/foreground. Plenty of water and hold my board at a steep angle. Let the watercolour do its own thing.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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One of my entries to the 110th Annual Exhibition of Paintings by the Bristol Savages, runs from 2nd May to 16th May 2020. Location is Red Lodge, on Park Row, Bristol, UK. All will be well signposted.
Watercolour on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
Albufeira, Portugal, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
A walk down the hill into Albufeira and the Old Town. A bit of a strong contra jour this one. Always a key thing in watercolour to get those contrasting values and silhouettes. This was a bot of a wet in wet with the initial wash and the sky coming down over the buildings.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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Arrecife, Lanzarote, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
The Charco de San Gines, The 'puddle' is an internal tidal harbour in the main town/city of Arrecife. Quite tricky to get in the background - many detailed buildings and all mainly white or off white. When all the buildings are white it can be sometimes a challenge to get right. I kept it loose. I have created a video of a similar scene here which I may publish soon up on YouTube.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.
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This painting is for sale. Please contact Tim Wilmot for details.
I think it's good to have a bit of foreground in a harbour scene where there might be distant boats and a horizontal shape to the background. And then get the foreground in at a slight angle, plus a few smaller boats, painted loosely. I think I did a video of me painting this one...
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press
Ronda, Spain, 15" x 11"
From Plaza Espana in Ronda, looking over toward the other side of town over the El Tajo Gorge. Another painting I videoed but no commentary added as yet. So I may post one day. I think this one works with all the connection of the two foreground figures to the middle ground and the background, plus some loose watercolor techniques.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms
Castillon, France, 15" x 11"
Day 2 (Monday) and we're in the town of Castillon on the River Dordogne. A nice market here and chance to paint from the shade looking towards a lovely building in the sun and some figures/shoppers in the market.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press, 300 gms.